Kentucky All-Stars basketball rosters set. Nine from Louisville area selected for teams

Jason Frakes, Louisville Courier Journal

Four boys and five girls from the Louisville area have been selected to the Kentucky All-Stars basketball teams that will face Indiana in June in their annual summer series.

Oldham County’s Max Green, Seneca’s Quel’Ron House, Christian Academy’s Jackson Washington and Butler’s Dayton Williams were selected to the Kentucky boys team.

Sacred Heart’s Reagan Bender and Angelina Pelayo, Butler’s Mariah Knight and Ramiya White and Central’s Destiny Jones were selected to the girls squad.

The Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars games annually match the top senior basketball players from each state. This year’s games are set for June 7 at Lexington Catholic High School and June 8 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tickets will be available at kentuckybasketballcoaches.org beginning May 1.

Seneca's QuelRon House (4) reacts after scoring two -- and drawing the foul -- of his 26 points as the RedHawks roll past No. 7 St.X 76-49 at the Seventh Region semifinal Friday at Valley High School. March 8, 2024
Seneca's QuelRon House (4) reacts after scoring two -- and drawing the foul -- of his 26 points as the RedHawks roll past No. 7 St.X 76-49 at the Seventh Region semifinal Friday at Valley High School. March 8, 2024

Mr. Basketball Travis Perry of Lyon County and Miss Basketball Trinity Rowe of Pikeville automatically qualified for the teams and will wear the No. 1 jerseys for Kentucky against Indiana. Perry has signed with the University of Kentucky, and Rowe has signed with Southern Miss.

Among the Louisville-area selections, Green (Holy Cross), Washington (Florida Gulf Coast), Bender (Louisville), Pelayo (North Carolina-Wilmington), Knight (Jacksonville) and Jones (West Georgia) have committed to colleges. White had committed to Kentucky but announced earlier this month she has reopened her recruitment.

Kentucky’s head coaches are Iroquois’ Jeff Morrow (boys) and Pikeville’s Kristy Orem (girls). Assistant coaches (head coaches for the juniors) are Bowling Green’s D.G. Sherrill (boys) and Sacred Heart’s Donna Moir (girls).

Indiana’s boys lead the all-time series 103-45 and have won 45 of the past 54 meetings. Indiana’s girls lead the all-time series 53-41 after last year’s split.

Sacred Heart’s Angelina Pelayo celebrates her piece of the net after they beat McCracken County in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Championship. Mar. 16, 2024
Sacred Heart’s Angelina Pelayo celebrates her piece of the net after they beat McCracken County in the Mingua Beef Jerky Sweet 16 Girl’s Basketball Championship. Mar. 16, 2024

Here are the complete Kentucky rosters:

Boys: Travis Perry (Lyon County), Derrell Bateman (Christian County), Tyler Doyle (Lexington Catholic), Ayden Evans (Elizabethtown), Max Green (Oldham County), Quel’Ron House (Seneca), Mason Ritter (Bowling Green), Brady Shoulders (Lyon County), Kade Unseld (Warren Central), Jackson Washington (Christian Academy), Antonio Williams (Hopkinsville), Dayton Williams (Butler). Head coach: Jeff Morrow (Iroquois).

Girls: Trinity Rowe (Pikeville), Reagan Bender (Sacred Heart), Dea Bradley (Hart County), Ayanna-Sarai Darrington (Frederick Douglass), Anna Drakeford (Mercer County), Destiny Jones (Central), Jasmine Jordan (Boyd County), Mariah Knight (Butler), Angelina Pelayo (Sacred Heart), Shaelyn Steele (Russell), Abby Varney (Barren County), Ramiya White (Butler). Head coach: Kristy Orem (Pikeville).

Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @kyhighs

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky-Indiana All-Stars to include 9 area KHSAA basketball players

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